I truly enjoyed American Picker episodes from Italy.

[grasswire]

Two episodes last night.

It wasn't all rust and raunch. Mike and Frank went to some very very cool places and found some real treasures.

My favorite: the cast iron "harpy" figure with beautiful female head, and the feet of a bird.

Their interpreter was hilarious.

More episodes from abroad next week.

[northoftheborder]

1. So did I!! Next week will still be in Italy, maybe elsewhere!

I was afraid they were quitting the show, since the last couple of weeks have been reruns. One of my favorite shows, and I don't watch much TV.

[grasswire]

3. wasn't the interpreter Fred a hoot and a half?? nt

[northoftheborder]

4. would't that be fun, traveling around Europe, buying interesting antiques that are different from...

....what we see in US? I remember one time in Paris, I had a chance to go to one of the huge antique markets where everything from furniture to buttons were seen, and stuff I saw were so interesting and different, nothing like our antique malls. Of course, the people I was with, indulged my shopping for only a couple of hours, as they weren't interested, so we had to go on. I could have spent a week in that spot. I don't think I bought anything. Things seemed very expensive, probably the retail end of "picking"! You would need to have inside contacts as Mike and Frank do, to really find the good buys.

[grasswire]

5. Mike truly is a lucky man.

I never saw a person who loved his "work" more.

[hollysmom]

2. Oh, I missed it,. will catch it on demand now!!!

[grasswire]

6. Definitely! nt

[glinda]

10. Loved it!

[grasswire]

7. A surprising number of their FB followers...

....oppose them going overseas to pick for a show. "It's American Pickers, just stay home!"

And a surprising number also have to make a choice between Picker and Duck Dynasty on Weds. nights now. Yikes.

[Vinca]

8. I liked the harpy figure, too.

Still not terribly crazy about the show, though. They seem to pick the same old cruddy stuff over and over and over and over.

[grasswire]

9. The harpy was soooo cool.

I'd like to know where it ended up. Mike probably kept it.

Sicily this week was interesting, too. I suppose that Italy would have to feature motorcycles predominantly. I love seeing the interiors of the buildings.

Next week UK. The previews showed some very cheeky Brits insulting them. That should be fun.